The Clippers WEREN'T Built To Win In The Bubble

The Los Angeles Clippers WEREN'T Built To Win In The NBA Bubble according to Gilbert Arenas as he and The Gils Arena Crew discuss Lou Will's recent comments on the Clippers mentality in the NBA Bubble and give their opinions on why LeBron James and The Lakers took home the NBA's most difficult championship.
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[@marccasares1854]

There’s a reason McCants didn’t last in the league and this shows exactly why

[@danbewandering]

Bro he just there to take the opposing side every time and ppl be gassing it up cuz they wanna hear ppl argue😂

[@Hcfzx]

@@danbewanderingJust because he doesn’t state the opinion you wanna hear don’t mean shit weirdo

[@SSJRome]

He’s a airhead bozo lol

[@Jt19702]

Yeah, dude is very negative. You can call it arrogant cocky

[@YJP23]

😁 he’s a troll

[@RJ-ph5zg]

The bubble is the purest championship there is. No travel, no fans just straight ball.

[@dappa3ten]

You talking crap bro. That’s like saying all the chips b4 the bubble wasn’t real ball. You don’t even know how home court plays a part in how players play.

[@IG.Lajet_]

@@dappa3tenHooping is Hooping…If you scored 40 on Kobe & KD at Rucker park it meant something. YMCA, Gym, Park anywhere If we competitors and I beat you anywhere it stands for something but again this is a winners mentality

[@CA3iNC]

Exactly it doesn't matter what the environment is playing ball is playing ball

[@sp9cemusic448]

This is facts bro.. the bubble showed who were really passionate about ball and their legacy ..

[@ACGreenTV]

I Would Say That’s What Made The Bubble Easier: 3 Months of Rest No Road Travel Smaller Arena (Scrimmage Environment) I Don’t What Made The Bubble Harder: ?

[@datsapaddlin]

Imagine if the Lakers blew a 3-1 lead in that situation then one of them said we lost because we wanted to go home 😂. The Slander would be crazy 😅

[@seanmorris6033]

Facts!

[@StreetmoneyRae13]

U already know 😂 it would of counted for sure

[@Hcfzx]

Man everything doesn’t have to turn around into. Lebron thing stop worshiping that man it’s sad he doesn’t know you from a can of paint 💯

[@datsapaddlin]

@@StreetmoneyRae13 anyone saying they would still say it wouldn’t count if another team won is definitely cappin. They would be too busy clowning the Lakers for not winning it to say anything else.

[@jamiegaskins3687]

Or imagine how much the Lakers would get clowned if they lost to Miami. That loss would have mattered all of a sudden

[@feedthepeopleseattle6988]

Damon Lillard said in a recent interview that he thought the bubble ,playoffs was really tough because players were at their best physically and no distractions outside the the pandemic.

[@kenyonr]

So

[@iuhoosiers14]

Bubble playoffs was elite ball

[@itbelikethat9031]

Jamal murray said was the best basketball hes ever played... somehow these none level players talk and hate so much lol

[@dayday6270]

@@itbelikethat9031ofc it’s the best basketball for them, it isn’t thousands of fans screaming in your ear and making your heart drop😂. Only the real ones thrice in this environment

[@WJGSix]

@@dayday6270So, essentially the clippers are weak regardless cause they haven’t done crap with or without the bubble. And with that logic the Lakers, Nuggets, Heat and Bucks were the toughest teams mentally cause they stayed focused and have stayed focused since the bubble, making returns back to the WC finals, finals, or winning a chip at least once. While the clippers remain the clippers.

[@WheatySweets]

They didn't want to be there so bad that they got a 3-1 lead. Had 3 straight 10+ leads in the 4th and they choked. They can't accept it and are making excuses. Clippers have been the "could've been champions" for 5 years now.

[@justified004]

Facts. People need to stop making excuses for them. If they had won, I'm sure they would be flexing nonstop.

[@datsapaddlin]

The fact the Lakers get more negative comments for winning in the bubble than the Clippers do for blowing a 3-1 lead in the bubble is the craziest part.

[@datsapaddlin]

@SkitshowFrenia-nr6pb the Lakers gentlemen swept in 3 straight series. They were just the best team that year from start to finish. They lost only two games going into December to start the season and was the 1 seed when the season stopped. Everyone not picking them was just delusional.

[@awesomeninja234]

Many of the clippers in the bubble acted tough outside of kawhi

[@cottonmather8146]

@SkitshowFrenia-nr6pb Nah, NBA ain't fixed. That was a classic Doc Rivers coaching master class. Most blown leads in NBA as a coach.

[@te-co_debarge]

So they was up 3-1 & up 10-15 points in the 2nd half of games 5-7 then they realized they didn’t wanna b there after they lost???? Got it 👌🏾

[@htownblack9184]

You see the bs narrative....crazy

[@caseytouchstone5074]

Fact’s

[@spreadlove7761]

@@htownblack9184it’s crazy, it’s the LeBron hate

[@pedrogates3189]

I call bullshit

[@playatraap731]

They blew it THATS IT

[@NotebookLives]

McCants is proving everyone’s point by supporting a Quitter Mentality. What the players were going through in the Bubble was rough, which is undeniable. The Clippers mentally checked out because of the circumstances, while the other teams who were going through the SAME SITUATIONS locked in & played hard. It was literally Survival of the Fittest; battle between the weak and the strong. The Lakers & LeBron were mentally tougher and people HATE that. This show is so much better without McCants.

[@atlanta1290]

He sounds immature and narrow minded.

[@dinomahmutovic3649]

every episode he shows why he was in the league only a few seasons

[@jorgemichaelquino7562]

Agreeeee

[@spelwurdsrite6756]

Clippers didnt "checked out" they CHOKED. Point blank no excuses

[@bubugaga2106]

He's absolute joke...thats why he bounce around from country to country...thinking his beirut team has a chance against denver...delusional fuck..doesnt have a long nba career...showing off that dumbass crown that he usually wear...

[@shamichaelthompson6713]

Bruh, let’s be real. This shit would not be a topic if the Lakers wouldn’t have won. The Clippers were up 3-1 and they BLEW like three double digit leads.

[@carlsagan2607]

If it was Miami they would have been praised for a long time.

[@tylerjacobs6258]

I agree 100000% if Lebron didn’t win it they would be praised.

[@spreadlove7761]

@@tylerjacobs6258it’s the LeBron hate bro

[@kitchemk]

ON God lmao

[@Droy1396]

@@spreadlove7761literally

[@Dhk4]

We lost Kobe in 2020. Imagine the energy that the Lakers would’ve received from the fans throughout that entire postseason. The AD game winner, the domination over Houston, Denver, etc, etc. They would’ve benefited the most if they played outside the bubble and they still won. Don’t forget where they were in the standings when the lockdown began.

[@cameroncollins1607]

Thank you bro, they literally were #1 the majority of the year. How was it “given” to them 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Bigedub101]

​@@cameroncollins1607and they beat Bucks and Clippers right before shutdown and Lakers had best record anyway... They making excuses cause thet didnt win

[@eddieogun]

That was the weekend kuzma crowded BRON 😂😂😂😂😂 they were Def gonna win it with or without the bubble... Also, Bron got robbed of MVP n AD robbed of DYOP

[@luischerena7804]

They act like the Lakers did not beat the 2023 Finals team in that same run lol

[@MISTERBLVNCO]

Only people who think the bubble wasn’t a legitimate championship are the people who lost.

[@dregaines8184]

Wtf ? You sound like you say anything to be noticed , that championship was wack and staged for LA to get theirs bc lebron not getting shit else if he don’t get new teammates 😂

[@fredj7778]

Wrong, People thought it was b******* before it even started. So that's not go to the people who lost when the s*** started. People thought it was bullshit anyways just like they just said

[@fredj7778]

Everybody's family's was not dying in the bubble kill that, if %20 of nba family's die they not gonna be locked in

[@albertdaley9093]

😂mickey mouse ring

[@Realcoolio]

Dame is on record saying it’s serious 🤙🏾

[@justified004]

McCants just mad the Lakers won. Gil is right that every team had the same conditions. If the Clips or Celtics had won, we all know it would be a different story and no one would question the legitimacy.

[@alexmotts]

Hes more mad thst lebron won. Its so pathetically clear dude is so jealous of him. Constantly tries to diminish anything lebron does because maccants delusuonal ass thinks he was on thst level and deserved the same treatment. Hes just a jealous loser who hates on others sucess. Hes literally mentally 13 yrs old. Never grew up.

[@mk3tsi]

Facts

[@keyjugg]

Lebron haters will do anything to discredit him

[@Itskevooo17]

As a lifelong pacers fan and avid lebron hater (for obvious reasons😕) if Jimmy went crazy and the heat beat the lakers, everybody would be celebrating that chip like it was the best thing since sliced bread.

[@dusk6159]

And put it as the biggest match, that yet Lebron wasn't ready for

[@jamalmarsh2617]

Damn u keeping it too real 💯

[@grxzzly94]

no cap 💯

[@Bigedub101]

U know damn well it be one of most celebrated championship

[@phillipclancy1999]

Thank you !

[@Jay-uw4bu]

The NBA bubble discourse is the stupidest argument and idk how it gets entertained still. How can a title not matter when every single player was on equal footing and playing at a neutral site? Dame said it was nothing but ball so everyone was locked in. Lakers won and everyone gotta problem with it lol

[@slimyslim7374]

My thing is we were all tuned into the bubble games and we were all hyped about the playoffs that year but as soon as it looked like Lebron was about to win all of a sudden it doesn’t count and nobody really wanted to play 🤣

[@datsapaddlin]

Skip Bayless started that mess 😂.

[@ramonhope6892]

Thank you

[@stinger5127]

​@@datsapaddlinhim and Rob Parker with the "Micky Mouse Ring" BS. Smh

[@Numbers-mc2ks]

U & everybody else slow that think like this when multiple players said they didn’t want to go before the bubble even started. Bron own teammates didn’t wanna go goofy

[@slimyslim7374]

@@Numbers-mc2ksAvery Bradley was the only mf who didn’t go and they still won it without bra stop it goofy

[@kcob66]

People tend to forget the lakers were the best team in the NBA that year from start to finish. They started the season like 25-3 or something crazy. I dont think they lost a game when leading after 3 quarters. the bubble hurt the lakers the most out of any team they had home court throughout the entire playoffs and lost it

[@jerrodgarland2604]

Exactly lol they criticizing it because bron the one that won it

[@jerrodgarland2604]

The heat been back to the final’s & conference finals

[@Sain065]

Exactly defensively they were number 1

[@Chopstick74]

I literally been saying this for 3 years because everybody first thing they say is oh no fans oh no home court advantage oh people opted out, like the lakers wasn’t the ones who was literally most affected by that. And then people would literally rather criticize the lakers and call the ring a Mickey Mouse ring than just be real and accept the fact that the clippers weren’t good enough and the bucks weren’t good enough either.

[@socialistbatman1211]

No. They were around 1-3 in the West for most of the year, but Milwaukee was comfortably the best in the league. They were 35-6 through the first half.

[@kingsworld2220]

McCants level of BS is extremely high. He seems to be just as mentally weak as the Clippers were. The team was up 3-1, they choked and now blaming it on everything but themselves.

[@camranakbar5373]

He just opens his mouth and spreads diarrhea everywhere.

[@Bigedub101]

Exactly and see why he didnt last in NBA and he knows damn well not an astericks

[@mtdubdachamp6917]

@@Bigedub101he’s a bum and always has been a bum to me. And I was a wolves fan when he was there never cared for him tbh

[@dparks2856]

Now I see why McCants didn't last long in the league!

[@HunnedStack]

Maaaaaan FACTS!!! Bruh always talking like he a warrior, he wood do this, he ain’t going for that…. But always got the weakest excuse for arguments and by weakest I mean no heart

[@Angel-fg1cg]

The only guy from this group who validated the bubble is Gil. Killer instinct is why he’s a borderline HOF and the rest flamed out.

[@dparks2856]

@@HunnedStack No heart

[@dparks2856]

@Angel-fg1cg Clippers was up 3 to 1.. if you got swept then I would understand

[@dusk6159]

​@@HunnedStack And you already know that, if it was this bs, Kenyon and McCants would've agreed

[@johnsonjohnson2633]

Everyone was going through the same thing but the clippers are the only team complaining

[@yowder]

I'm sure he was just answering a question

[@MayDay0510]

Lol they weren’t complaining. A lot of ppl have different opinions about the bubble remember LeBron “The hotel rooms were like the shining”. He was being OD dramatic, Lou Will and PG were pretty straight forward and opening up about mental heath should be praised it’s not a weak thing to be able to open up and speak on your mental heath and touchy subjects.

[@pradayou5405]

​@@MayDay0510millionaires crying about staying in a Disney Resort during the pandemic while people were actually going through real world problems at that time. Lou Will and PG sound like btches

[@user-EB2016]

So once they got up 3-1 on the nuggets and leading by double digits in game 5, thats when the Clippers decided "nahhhh, we good" these dudes hilarious 😂😂

[@Bigedub101]

Exactly they were up 18 with like 15 minutes up and all a sudden said, we dont wanna play anymore... They on ultimate BS

[@bigsbyking1]

McCants is a example of just cuz you played in the nba doesn’t mean you actually know basketball 💀💀💀

[@teresamcgee-vd2uc]

Bron used to drop 40 & 50 on his teams 😂😂

[@dusk6159]

@@teresamcgee-vd2uc Something to be similar on with Arenas and KMart I guess level of player-wise lol and with Brandon in the 2010s with the Bucks

[@emoso509]

Explain how were they up 3-1 and choked? Better yet, what would they say if Flippers won it?

[@dusk6159]

I would've bet that Lemon Peppers Williams - buster with no internal toughness and big shot showings with no concrete stuff to show - would've been the one to talk, and also be passive-aggressive and making excuses at that. Even worse and over than Pat Bev. 2020 Playoffs were the best fate that they deserved, couldn't have happened to any other team

[@Bigedub101]

They just choked, like Gil said, hell The flippers had best advantages cause they basically playing own stadium all series if played Lakers VS 90% lakers fans booing even clippers home game

[@unwashedPapi]

The bubble Championship is a real chip man. Don’t blame the Lakers for everyone else’s mental weakness.

[@dusk6159]

And the Heat were another tough and focused team

[@kingparks4377]

Exactly

[@choiceda5920]

If the Clippers had won it these wouldn’t be the discussion

[@hurelulgaenkhtur7626]

Because we have lebron mj fans and other haters always hate it

[@gdice22]

Facts!!! It was a level playing field

[@BabylonGateLA]

I’m so freaking happy Gil said it! The Clippers act like playing in LA would’ve been better for them. We in LA county despise that damn organization the Clippers are, and if you don’t believe me, come over and find out!

[@brandonpalacios5962]

I don’t think you can deny it simply off the fact that last year the last 4 teams were the same 4 teams that where in the bubble

[@blackcurlmagicgrey-sloan8640]

good point

[@ChrisJoestarr]

Adding Norris cole was a good thing he’s actually saying facts these clippers players talking about the bubble like they were on prison MF u were on a 5 star hotel with everything you need 24/7 chilling in the pool while everybody else is locked down and scared in their home not knowing tf is happening

[@dreamlrg3993]

When you used to strippers every other night and have no mental discipline when it comes to not having your luxurious lifestyle, that's what happens.

[@dusk6159]

Steven Adams' "it's not Syria", as real as it gets

[@skillethead15]

Dudes like LeBron were in the King suite too.

[@Slxckshoota12]

Right!!! Michael Porter said he couldn’t focus because he got tired of the lack of entertainment and was sitting pool side drinking cocktails everyday. Embidd got fat off drinking Shirley Temples give me a fucking break! They was doing a lot better than 99% of folks and was “going thru it” FOH if you had family deaths I get it but the others play ball

[@Bigedub101]

​@@dusk6159exactly when Adams was like that we know he was good... They living in a situation i wish i had during the lockdown instead of my one bedroom apartment

[@bidleysaladin1800]

Do people forget the Lakers also voted to leave the bubble as well? Also for real hoop fans, we all know that was elite hoops. Great games and play from everyone.

[@fitzgerald434]

I like how everyone in the media said during the bubble that the blazers, rockets, would beat the lakers then they said the lakers don't want to see the clippers in the WCF. Once the clippers got knocked out the narrative of the asterisk starting popping up.

[@MCNiiCKsoSiiCK]

They don’t remember the Lakers players didn’t even want to go. They even didn’t have their 2nd best defender in Avery Bradley. How did they just give Lakers the championship?? This is a nasty take from Jennings, McCants, & Cole

[@itzmarcman9506]

For real shits a joke. These guys didn’t contribute to real winning so they wanna act like they know.

[@Kidimo_]

To be fair the only one disagreeing with the legitimacy is McCants, the rest said Lou Will had a lousey excuse and weak mentality. Cole argument was that the Bubble was not that tough cause he played oversees during lockdown and not at Disney. McCants has the weak mentality

[@kingexclusivo]

facts

[@bboywolf]

because lebron was the #1 spearhead on returning... only championship quality team that actually wanted to be there. lebron goes the team goes.

[@chrishiggs9196]

Lets face facts, nobody mentioned bubble ring until they saw bron and the lakers was going to win. I remember when they lost the first 2 series first game, some of the people even commentators was saying they were in trouble. Even skip bayless thought it was legit until the clippers choke.

[@teamambush6182]

Bruh they were up 3-1 on the nuggets stop the cap

[@anthonydexter3527]

They mentally wasnt in it but went up 3-1 before giving up a 3-1 lead. This makes no sense.

[@kenketrickfreeman3]

Makes sense for a loser

[@ppFlores0206]

exactly. if they were not lock in they would have been swept. its amazing that they loose the pedal after getting to a 3-1 lead. remember the the first round from the nuggets and the amazing run by the suns.

[@shan5512]

The Bubble was some of the best basketball of all time

[@dusk6159]

Just trash and to be forgotten atmosphere, discrepancies and period-wise, but yeah the pure basketball and the legitimacy are all on a very good level. Healthier Playoffs than other Playoffs' players' injury-health situation too.

[@Lover-ur4te]

the clippers are legit the only team from the league whose players complained.

[@jacobshaw9820]

There were other teams too. Giannis was complaining, but only after they lost. They got clapped by the Heat in the bubble and all of a sudden it wasn't fair. He was talking about how that wouldn't have ever happened outside the bubble, then people started to believe it when the Bucks swept the Heat while Jimmy was injured. It didn't really hold up though, because the Heat absolutely dismantled the Bucks last year, and proved more than proved they weren't a "bubble team."

[@dusk6159]

​@@jacobshaw9820 Yet another weak and fraudolent statement by Giannis and its sneaky character

[@Lover-ur4te]

@@jacobshaw9820 I’m talking about during the tournament and after. Other players have even applauded the bubble’s competition level.

[@htownblack9184]

The chip was legit everyone had the same circumstances, my rockets was definitely trying to win

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

Exactly that is why I hate people that try to discredit the lakers championship because it was in the bubble yet every team in the bubble had the same opportunity

[@Sharkmane25]

Some of the best basketball I’ve ever seen played too

[@htownblack9184]

@@jaysouthmusic8230 the bubble didn't diminish anyone skills

[@Angel-fg1cg]

Gave me a heart attack when they took game 1 from the lakers lol

[@memoirsofalegend5472]

Yall got trash opinions then. Yall must be born after 2010

[@yummdiddy]

The bubble was a great experience to watch. It was the most even playing field I’ve ever seen. Everything they’re saying to make it seem easier in the bubble, happened to all the teams, so it’s even.

[@bboywolf]

sounds retarded, the rest, lack of travel, increased shooting all helped the lakers specifically

[@jusskb5844]

I'm commenting this as I'm watching. I've had this conversation literally thousand of times, I didn't hear not 1 comment or report about them not wanting to be there when they were up 3-1. I call bs they were OVERLY favored

[@bdogdaprince]

Big facts

[@iwantallthesmoke4860]

Pg, trez, lemon pepper and Bev

[@datsapaddlin]

Yeah they just choked.

[@BeatsbyZay]

Lets be real. There is literally only one reason that Mccants and others say it doesn't count. LEBRON JAMES. Clippers blew a 3-1 lead and the Lakers were on a crazy run before the pandemic happened.

[@12savage68]

They're also the same people that say Jimmy making the bubbles finals counted.

[@jamiegaskins3687]

I still remember LeBron clamping Kawhi/PG and Giannis in back to back games right before they shut the league down. The entire nba media world was pushing the “LeBron can’t defend” narrative at the time

[@datsapaddlin]

People just forget the Lakers only lost 2 games going into the month of December. They started off hot and kept it going all season.

[@dusk6159]

​@@jamiegaskins3687 And did it again as a highlight late in a game vs the Clippers against Kawhi

[@Corey41929]

@@jamiegaskins3687Lebron has never clamped Giannis your making shit up when the hell did that happen ?

[@ZoroTheSamurai]

I love Sweet Lou but thats gotta be the weakest and lamest excuse i ever heard from an NBA player...... they were up 3-1 lmao 😂😂😭😭💀💀

[@atlanta1290]

He sounds immature and mentally fragile.

[@Bigedub101]

​@@atlanta1290it is and was up 20 with like 15 minutes left in game 5 to win yet all sudden just said Screw it

[@Initialmc96]

The bubble is the only nba tournament that shows you how much that advantage and the distractions from the crowd actually affect these players. You seen people who never got no shine balling out. So this was a pure test of who can ball and who can’t.

[@octavius9685]

I hate when people say the bubble ring dont count, like there werent other teams playing for the ring too. If the Heat had won it, you think the Bron haters wouldn't give credit to the Heat? Hell yeah they would!!!

[@joe3rd403]

The clippers franchise is ringless, Courtless! How could you not be motivated enough to take advantage of that opportunity!

[@oblivious37]

Cole really brought perspective to what the experience in the bubble was vs around the world 👏🏾

[@Bigedub101]

Exactly...He as a rich ex-NBA player, he know why they was crying

[@bjbola1899]

5:32 that dude spoke my mind. I’m a nurse and I worked all through the pandemic. I couldn’t see my family but I still had to focus when things got rough. Guys are just too soft now.

[@nike9009]

McCants is the reason why people say former players shouldn’t talk ball smh

[@ChrisJoestarr]

They were up 3-1 with multiple 20 points leads stop the cap

[@BostonBori92]

"Nobody knows that till now" Rashad I'm pretty sure that when the Lou Will Lemon Pepper story broke out everybody knew they weren't serious about winning he was one of the top contributors on the team

[@tag7376]

On March 8, 2020. Before COVID stoppage, Lakers beat Clippers. When COVID restart came in bubble, Lakers beat em.. leadership counts from Superstars. Bron got his team right. GET YOURS

[@user-bw3qi5es7s]

If winning in the bubble looked bad..you can just imagine how bad losing in it did ..

[@marccasares1854]

Clippers we’re up 3-1 and then they decided not to care the weakest out. I’ve ever heard lmao

[@Bigedub101]

And was up 18 points in game 5 with 15 minutes before choking

[@hurelulgaenkhtur7626]

Next year pat bev elomaneted pat pev from playin lol

[@bidleysaladin1800]

Why do people act like the Lakers weren’t the 1 seed and were playing well before the bubble?

[@Bigedub101]

Exactly and they were up in the 4th quarter in 57 of their wins and won all their games... They would had homecourt which hurt them cause that home crowd helps Lakers

[@alvin081988]

Former Clippers talk like this Bubble Championship was nothing when they were the favorite to beat the Lakers to win the Championship during the Bubble then they choked against Denver and almost lose to Dallas

[@emoso509]

Norris Cole was preaching 🔥🔥💯

[@jvr6809]

But he talking like it wasnt Bron who gave him a ring😂

[@miguelabreu7064]

Cole said exactly what I been thinking. You a professional athlete and the NBA figured out how to allow the best players in the world to compete against each other. Location, elements, fans or no fans shouldn’t matter. Once you lace them up and get on the court, it’s time to play and compete.

[@blinkonce29]

McCants is saying its a bullshit Championship because it was harder to focus on Basketball in the bubble...what? Wouldn't that make it more respectable if you win under those circumstances. LeBron said he doesn't care what no 1 says, the bubble was the hardest championship for the exact same reasons why Lou Williams said the Clippers quit. They were up 3-1

[@dusk6159]

Plus the Clippers had everything to be focused. Their franchise would've been changed, and their franchise-team had the best occasion and environment there

[@albertdaley9093]

It is tho mickey mouse ring

[@lorddj9910]

@@albertdaley9093only a Mickey Mouse ring because the lakers won

[@Kidimo_]

But yet would idolize guys like MJ or kobe right. Does anyone seeing those guys quit if they were in the bubble or make an excuse like lou will just did? Not at all. Instead guys like McCants opinions and other haters would do a 180 if their goat won a chip in the bubble and say it was probably the toughest cause it was just basketball nothing else.

[@michaelrice9163]

If the Lakers would've kept the same roster they had in the bubble with a healthy Bron and AD; they would've repeated as champions. Bubble or No Bubble. #Jimmys&Joes 💯

[@nosoulleft3513]

Hell no they wasn’t even going to make the playoffs at the rate they was playing ad and lebron was hurt the bubble saved them

[@datsapaddlin]

@@nosoulleft3513 AD and Lebron had just beat the Bucks and Clippers back to back before the stoppage what are you talking about 😂. They wasn’t hurt.

[@lorddj9910]

@@nosoulleft3513they were the 1st seed before the bubble 😂

[@nosoulleft3513]

@@lorddj9910 no they wasn’t lol the first seed it was the clippers who was first seed

[@lorddj9910]

@@nosoulleft3513 you definitely don’t know what you’re talking about…clippers were the 3rd or 4th seed look it up

[@I3oucher]

lou will sound like the biggest clown saying this, when they were up 3-1 they were talking so muchshxt. and now he gonna say this cause hes embaraased, top 3 choke in nba history

[@htownblack9184]

Exactly everyone hooper the same

[@LongLiveRed-qm5ge]

Funny thing is Lou was ass against Denver so I know he don’t want it to count so was Paul George

[@lorddj9910]

@@LongLiveRed-qm5geLou was ass during the entire playoffs

[@BrotherO4]

it doesnt count because they gave up, take that statement in... He really attempted to say that. It does not Count because the clippers couldnt handle Disney World. the funniest shit i ever heard. that is why the clippers would have never won... they arent built to handle any pressure. funny how the top 4 teams left in the bubble. lakers won that chip that year, bucks won the chip the following year, GSW came in, and Joker won the chip just last year. The heat while not winning a chip made it back to the finals. the 4 top teams in the bubble still relevant today. Clippers? 4 years... they had 4 years to do something...

[@chrisstewart8954]

Gil so right so don’t go if u dont want to play 😂

[@jordycaicedo3700]

The bubble was pretty competitive from east coast Miami rolling, even the Denver nuggets vs Utah jazz matchup was awesome.

[@willg1083]

I really don’t like McCants, that’s all. Jennings saying it was favored for the Lakers is BS, they had been the best team before everything shutdown. Lakers would have won it anyway without the bubble, hell Kawhi may have gotten hurt if they had continued the whole season, so take that bubble how it went.

[@radamespagan9492]

Are they forgetting they all legit had a choice to NOT go to the bubble and basically take off the remainder of the season. They signed up to not do so….

[@lamontsatterwhite3244]

It always kill me everytime I hear someone say how mentally challenging the bubble was but then discredit the ring… so was it tough or not.

[@orlandowilliams6]

For all the reasons that made it difficult for the clippers are all the reasons that brought validity to the Lakers win.

[@illwillcarter1627]

The point they are missing is that the Lakers players were experiencing the same things. Worrying about family members, love ones passing, etc. That's why it can be argued as the most difficult. Because they overcame the mental challenges everyone else is saying they would not have been able to play through.

[@dusk6159]

No Averio Bradley too in fact

[@ninocrown3247]

This is why guys like MJ and Kobe were special. I’ll give Lebron, AD, Jamal Murray, Donovan Mitchell, Jokic, Luka and Jimmy their respect too. They balled out in the bubble and wanted to win. Giannis didn’t play all that well, but that was more about superior defense from Miami. He wasn’t bytching about being in a bubble. He never did, that’s not how he’s built either. If that meant living a damn bubble for a month, so be it. Grown men who can’t operate for 30-45 days without the all the perks of society is sad. These dudes got FaceTime to speak to their families. It’s not the same exact thing, but when they go play in Team USA in the Olympics or something, they aren’t with their families in person.

[@Bigedub101]

Exactly.. And when play for Team USA etc, they gotta be more secluded cause so much fans. THEY living in. Better situation than most of the world live in all their life and crying.. I dont buy they stop caring

[@Ghost-rb6cw]

What the f*ck does this have to do with mj and Kobe?

[@JayRicoche]

I only see one player that would see this as the greatest opportunity to improve his team. That's fukn Kobe. I can just imagine him and Shaq in lockdown 🔥. MJ and Rodman are a different story though, Rodman ain't going in the bubble 😂

[@VForbes]

I’m a heat fan, if we had beat the Lakers I would be proud of the chip.

[@alfredsantino1408]

Lakers was first seed going into the bubble they was winning bubble or not respectfully

[@TyShizzle121]

You can literally say the Lakers not getting back is direct result of the bubble. The NBA literally had the quickest turn around in league history. Look at the injuries that next season which pretty much opened the door for the Suns vs Bucks finals to happen. McCants really just be talking bruh lol

[@Kidimo_]

Talking out his ass cause hes a hater. Meanwhile we had two conference finals that featured the two teams that were in the finals in the bubble and healthy. Dude make it seem like the lakers havent been to the playoffs since the bubble. Or you have to win another championship to prove legitimacy despite guys being injured. I see why he didnt last long in the league

[@TyShizzle121]

⁠​⁠@@Kidimo_that’s how most sports fans are these days sadly. They just push whatever narratives are spoon fed to them from the media instead of thinking for themselves. Injury and Jeanie panicking with the Russ trade is the only thing that stopped us from getting at least another ring in this span. Lowkey the team following the championship was better but Bron and AD were gone most of that season.

[@kevvvincarroll]

When Gil was talking about the playoffs and the way the home team boos the opposing team, other than Cole who played with Bron during those Heat years, I don’t think McCants or Jennings ever got in the situation to understand that the crowd at the arena DOES affect the opposing team LOL. It’s like Gil was talking to someone who had no experience on the job. Clippers for sure had a great chance to win it all and beat the Lakers who would have had home court advantage in the WCF if the pandemic never happened. Nah Lou Will corny for that

[@dusk6159]

It's like they forgot basketball. And that definitely was retained from the 2000s, early 2010s, 90s, 80s. Thank god. So they definitely get the fact, and experienced it although in more limited stages.

[@jeremyroberts8822]

It definitely isn’t a bs chip. As far as the teams who couldn’t lock in and wanted to go home I get it but the bottom line is the lakers and the heat simply wanted it more than everyone else so they locked in and that’s why they both ended up in the finals

[@jamaineberry20]

Everyone picked bucks or clippers to win the chip in the bubble since LeBron team won it than it doesn't count

[@KaseyFrazier]

Why didn’t they win the next year then ?

[@htownblack9184]

Injuries maybe

[@PickEmUpMessEmUp]

Why don’t warriors win in 23 why didn’t the bucks win in 22 the list can go on bruh

[@KaseyFrazier]

@@PickEmUpMessEmUp so you name teams that actually won a championship great point Sherlock

[@bidleysaladin1800]

@@PickEmUpMessEmUpthey haven’t even made the finals at all, weak ass excuse

[@PickEmUpMessEmUp]

@@bidleysaladin1800 neither did the other teams lol warriors loss in the second round bucks lost in the second round off 22 and got bounced in the first round what are you talking about

[@arthurstatus]

Amazing episode!

[@mbgpda4h0100]

Another thing they never bring up is the fact that the Lakers were the #1 seed in the west and had just beaten a healthy Clippers and Bucks team just a couple days before the lockdown. If anyone had the right to make an excuse it was the lakers because they lost home court advantage, now there was no advantage in the bubble best team won. McCants saying how come they ain’t make it the next year somehow forgetting Lakers were up on the Suns 2-1 before AD went down and Lebron wasn’t 100

[@SSJRome]

lol whether it was the bubble or not it seems like the clippers just ain’t built to win at any level 😂😂😂

[@Lover-ur4te]

every team in the bubble played their a$$ off in that bubble. every one. so much so that some players looked better than before. the only team that $hitted the bed, was the clippers. cut that crap. and to the point of "we heard rumblings no-one would value the championship", where's the proof of that? Bam blocking dunks with middle fingers, Donovann Mitchell nearly crying on the ground. Players cared. And the Clippers crumbled.

[@jamesmontalvo5026]

Not everybody reacts to things the same way. I’m sure some teams figured “hey we are here let’s do everything we can to win”, and some teams said “Screw this, I’m out.” Now fast forward and we have the “Nah I’m out.” Dudes trying to say it doesn’t mean anything. No, it didn’t mean anything to you then, and you want us to believe it still doesn’t mean anything to you now, but it kinda sounds like it does.💯🤷🏽‍♂️

[@focrs]

We rockin wit Gil on this one mfs just be wanna complain for no reason

[@andrewmays8990]

It’s not even hating to say the bubble changed things. The chip is a chip but truth is it changed teams momentum. Fun fact the Bucks was one of the best home teams and on pace to 70 wins before COVID

[@monetda-introverted-guru6376]

What it showed was people true mental toughness and love for the game. No body was saying a word when the Clippers were up 3-1 and got ran down like a Charger racing a corvette . When can talk about the “what ifs” like the Bucks but if they were truly that team that year they wouldn’t have got bounced in the conference finals 4-1. A chip is a chip but momentum doesn’t carry game to game, execution does.

[@cottonmather8146]

Fun fact: Giannis suffered a knee sprain right before the shutdown so he also benefitted from the rest. We already saw what Miami did as the 8th seed against a better Bucks team

[@datsapaddlin]

The Lakers had just beat the Bucks and Clippers back to back before the season stopped and were on pace to be the 1 seed in the West. Killed their momentum as well but they still won it all. If the season didn’t stop Lebron had a shot at MVP.

[@adh2298]

My thing is u can’t even say the Clippers were favored to win that year because THE LAKERS were the #1 seed when play stopped NOT them., everybody was just dick riding the Clippers because Kawhi was there. And all this talk about “Nobody wanted to be there” um since when did me not wanting to do my job have anything to do with u doing urs??? So what if u decided to quit, that don’t got shit to do with me. And u can’t say anyone had an unfair advantage because every single person was dealing with the exact same circumstances.

[@indiefilmmillennial8338]

Hey, the Clipper players didn’t tell Doc Rivers that the playoffs were BS. Maybe he coulda let management know and saved his job.

[@astroapollo1179]

Rashad talking about the bubble championship doesn’t count but literally has a championship ring that he bought from the pawn shop 😂😂😂 like come on bro

[@juanellchapman4545]

Nobody would have a problem if anyone other than the Lakers would have won !!

[@htownblack9184]

Simple as that

[@TreyDoe]

Facts

[@trevonesseboom5304]

clippers were so great. they went up 3-1 just to say.... nah bruh

[@official315]

do not call no screens from me lmaooo

[@Purlypurlington]

“Standard hotel room tho?”😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@edwardchristian9529]

TJ Warren averaged 37pts a game in the bubble. It was definitely different

[@chosenone8964]

Yea but tj can score that’s all he does. If you put him in an open gym environment with no added fan pressure then that can happen

[@edwardchristian9529]

@chosenone8964 that's my point its like practice. I know a lot of practice players that get busy during practice but during a game they freeze up

[@chosenone8964]

@@edwardchristian9529 yea I think really the only difference with the bubble was you saw the gap between stars and role players is there but not as big as you might think

[@edwardchristian9529]

@chosenone8964 the crowd and people talking crazy makes a big difference on the court. Thats why u see a player like TJ with no disrespect go crazy with 37 points a game and other players treating it like a pick up game

[@edwardchristian9529]

@chosenone8964 I hear u but it was a big difference u can play at ease wen u think there's no pressure

[@Hooperd2023]

The Clippers were the first team to vote against the bubble. They didn’t even wanna be there.

[@emoso509]

Explain the 3-1 choked job

[@htownblack9184]

LeBron voted to leave after the shooting

[@emoso509]

@@htownblack9184 Yet he stayed and won

[@htownblack9184]

@@emoso509 that's my point alot of guys wanted to leave but they got it so done

[@MCNiiCKsoSiiCK]

On one end they say it doesn’t matter if it’s bubble or Lakers home court and then they say it was the easiest championship lol

[@ramelnotramel]

Former Clippers the only ones that keep bringing the bubble back up 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@disciple37mt]

The chip was bogus and just bc Gil says it was doesn't mean anything! There were a ton of players that didn't want to be there and LeBron didn't want to lose the TV deal for more money. The finals was trash, and the chip was trash as well! That bubble was built to try salvage LeBrons legacy bc he lost so many! Gil is the new Shannon sharpe

[@emoso509]

So Denver, Boston, Houston etc wanted to win but Flippers didn’t? Flippers are quitters plain and simple

[@htownblack9184]

You gon cry in the car huh

[@jeremyrivens2867]

You out here saying anything I see

[@huykieu7775]

yes that's right preach brother. Everything is bogus now fuck the system, everything is just matrix shit, you are a npc I'm a npc everybody is npc.

[@BeatsbyZay]

Comments like this are why I think NBA fans are the most retarded sports fans.

[@ShowtimeMari_]

Na Cants actually made a very valid point. That’s the first anti-bubble perspective I can agree with

[@12savage68]

What was the valid point?

[@LongLiveRed-qm5ge]

You must be deaf

[@ShowtimeMari_]

@@12savage68 I normally push back when ppl say the chip was bogus but when he broke it down from a player pov how ppl had relatives dying etc and wasn’t focused on hoop it took me back to that time period how scared everybody was … I can see why they say it’s less legit than a regular chip where everybody locked in

[@ShowtimeMari_]

@@12savage68 and he started by reminding us how Gilbert made that “joke” and actually gave somebody covid … so from a personal contact perspective I can see the uncomfortable elements

[@StephonHightower]

Man cap ALL the players was going through the same not just the clippers

[@MajorDude14]

Here’s the thing: Lakers were one of the teams that voted to not continue the bubble, yet they won it. Not to mention , Avery Bradley wasn’t there, and it was an even playing field. So clippers have ran out of excuses atp.

[@codename96]

gil is a character fasho bro said what about the other players

[@motorcityremodeldetroit9878]

Gil ain’t making out the first round when was the guy! So was he mentally weak! 😂

[@gram3060]

Who was the real hoopers that didn’t compete in the bubble other than the clippers n Kyrie?

[@twizms2]

Gil is 100% right. The team with the biggest disadvantage in the bubble was the Lakers cause they had the best record and lost home court. They still won.

[@ravontaekight4364]

The work 😂😂

[@ninocrown3247]

Brandon looking at Rashad like “you snitching fam” 🤫😂

[@duffman1876]

Thank you for the Thumbnail lol don't let Lou come out here and lie to the people🤣🍻🍺